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SlumberOrganix Organic Cotton Sleeping Bag Review

There are a growing amount of families, including my own, trying to be eco-friendly, making small changes to better the environment. From reusable nappies, to recycling and reducing your carbon footprint, there are lots of ways to greatly reduce your impact on the environment and there are more and more products making this lifestyle easier to adopt. It’s my new year’s resolution to try…
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Book of the month: Goodbye Glossophobia - A guide to banish your fear of public speaking

Public speaking advisor Esther Stanhope advises her audience on effective communication and how to succeed in your job in her thought-provoking self-help book, Goodbye Glossophobia – A guide to banish your fear of public speaking. It is certain that everyone has had to speak in front of a group at some point in their life. Whether this is in front of ten or ten thousand people, it can be…
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Some fun facts about Mario Bros

You sure know Mario. My 13 year old son has been a fan since he was very young. Not because I allowed him to play with the playstation but because he played every time he went to any play date. Mario Bros has to be the most recognisable character from a video game. If I can remember it, anybody does. After all, the chubby, moustache hero has won millions upon millions of fans over the past three…
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Indestructible Treads school shoes review

My 13-year old son loves his Treads school shoes because they are very comfortable but not at the expense of the robustness. He has been using them for a few weeks now and they still look brand new. This is a first! School shoes are put under a huge pressure day in day out. They have to be resilient and they cannot be the cheap from the supermarkets either because the foot health would be…
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An evening with Smeg

Last week during London Design Festival, Smeg launched new products at its flagship store in Regent Street ‘An Italian Summer’. Smeg is the family-runesteemed Italian manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances including cookers to fridges with a very particular and unique style which specialises in enamel metals. Photo by the lovely George Gottlie…
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19 per cent of London kids sleep in their parent’s bed at least twice a week

Sleep is something I never appreciated until I became a mum. Before I never needed to worry about getting enough of it. As a baby, my son was always a poor sleeper so for over four years I did not sleep much at all. Now that he is a teenager, I can finally go back to being a normal sleeper. Recently I was even gifted the most amazing personalised pillow by nanu.When you order one online, you…
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Android vs iOS: Does It Really Matter in the End?

If you’re in the market for a new smartphone then you might be wondering what the “hot” new phone is. Whether it’s the new iPhone coming out in September or the new Samsung Galaxy phone releasing next year, there are always new phones to look forward to and they’re getting more and more expensive by the year. But let’s break it down a little and ask a question; does it really matter…
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Moon landing celebrations: Barbie and the European Space Agency launch new collaboration to encourage girls to become the next generation of astronauts, engineers and space scientists

Today 20th July 2019 we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. It’s such an inspiring story for us all and watching the footage from 1969 of the two astronauts touching the moon gives me goosebumps. Of all moon landing celebrations, one of my favourite has to be the launch of a new collaboration between Barbie and the European Space Agency to encourage girls to become the…
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New table-top games for the family

As always, Drumond Park is bringing yet another brilliant new range of children’s table-top games to the UK marketplace this Autumn, in plenty of time for Christmas! There’s something here for everyone … from thrills, spills and wacky characters through to brain-teasing, linguistic endeavours – as well as some exhilarating, super-fast action tricks, too! So get settled in and…
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London Mums hot Christmas wish list

London Mums have gone out again to source the best and most cost effective Christmas presents for the whole family. I hope you’ll find some inspiration in our wish list. Baby The best presents for babies are the practical andusefulones. My favourite thisChristmas is the Sleeping Bag with Feet and Detachable Sleeves with the Pirate theme by…
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